Dr. Steven McDermott
Office Location
Faculty Offices North (47) 11-N
Office Phone
805-756-1158
E-Mail
smcdermo@calpoly.edu
Personal Homepage
http://cla.calpoly.edu/~smcdermo
Courses
Communication Research
Communication Theory
Intercultural Communication
Persuasion
Principles of Speech Communication
Small Group Communication
Education
PhD Michigan State University, 1980
MA San Jose State University, 1976
BA San Jose State University, 1973
Notes
Dr. McDermott is an Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies who retired from full-time teaching in 2011. An award winning, nationally recognized scholar in the social science explanation of communication effects -- including media portrayals and acculturation. He is a consultant on social science research methods, reviews academic journals and books, published over twenty academic research articles, and co-authored a textbook on Communication Research. He currently teaches part-time for the Communication Studies Department